Archive for the ‘Brunn’ tag

One of the biggest classic-car stories of 2011 was on the books before 2011 even began. It was already known that following decades at lovely Meadow Brook Hall, the Concours of America was moving to the Inn at St. John’s in Plymouth, Michigan. The new locale drew more than 10,000 visitors, who viewed 331 utterly top-tier automobiles.

These two were judged the very best on the property. Chosen as Best of Show Domestic was the 1933 Duesenberg SJ of John D. Groendyke, one of three Riviera Phaetons produced with Brunn coachwork. Completed by Fran Roxas Restorations of Chicago, the Duesenberg was originally commissioned by Lt. Col. Jacob Schick, whose eponymous company produced shaving goods. Best of Show Foreign went to the spectacular 1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Autobahnkurier coupe owned by Arturo and Deborah Keller. Uncommon among 540Ks, this was a fixed-head coupe, first owned by professor Ignacio Barraquer and in his family for the next 70 years. It was restored by Paul Russell and Company of Essex, Massachusetts.

For the last few weeks, we’ve all been working on putting together a 2007 calendar featuring great cars in front of great Vermont locations.

This is a beautiful 1925 Lincoln (Model L) with a 7-passenger touring body by Brunn. We’ve put it in front of the Bennington Battle Monument, which is one of the tallest masonry structures in the country.

This 1940 Buick Century is part of the Hemmings collection–we don’t think it’s been outside in five or six years. At the Old First Church in Bennington, we pushed it around instead of starting it, and at 4,050 pounds, that’s quite a project! You might not believe it, but this is an unrestored car, in great shape. Stop in and see it next time you’re here.